Young B J, Bultz B D, Russell J A, Trew M S
Department of Psychosocial Resources, Tom Baker Cancer Centre, Calgary, Alberta, Canada.
Br J Cancer. 1991 Sep;64(3):606-8. doi: 10.1038/bjc.1991.359.
Many patients with Stage 1 non-seminomas are now treated by orchidectomy and close follow-up along. Chart review indicated that a group of such patients, compared with patients treated with chemotherapy, tended to be less compliant with follow-up. A questionnaire given to a second sample of patients confirmed that surgical patients underestimated the dangers of the disease and chances of relapse, and doubted the value of follow-up.
许多一期非精原细胞瘤患者现在仅通过睾丸切除术和密切随访来治疗。病历审查表明,与接受化疗的患者相比,这类患者中的一组往往不太愿意配合随访。对第二批患者样本进行的问卷调查证实,接受手术治疗的患者低估了疾病的危险性和复发几率,并且怀疑随访的价值。